Changes in breast-feeding in the Philippines 1973-1983.
Only limited research has been conducted on the patterns and determinants of changes over time in the extent and duration of breast-feeding. Methods are used that allow the examination of the effects of changes in population characteristics and behavioral factors on breast-feeding outcomes. Comparable national surveys are employed to examine the factors associated with the combination of a decline in the extent of and an increase in the duration of breast-feeding between 1973 and 1983 in the Philippines. Important differences are found in the factors explaining the extent and duration of breast-feeding between 1973 and 1983.
Guilkey
D K
DK
Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27516-3997.
Popkin
B M
BM
Flieger
W
W
Akin
J S
JS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009790:Occupations; D010679:Philippines; D012923:Social Class